Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Review the patterns of intrauterine contraception use throughout the reproductive years;
• Compare the efficacy of intrauterine contraception with other contraceptive methods;
• Compare the efficacy of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for heavy menstrual bleeding with other therapeutic options.

Faculty

• Michel Fortier, MD (Moderator), Quebec, QC
• Andrew Kaunitz, MD, Jacksonville, FL

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Bayer Inc.

Post Graduate – Full Day Sessions (PG)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the specificities of HPV infections and related diseases in the adolescent;
• Describe adolescent perceptions of HPV infections;
• Discuss the steps involved in the diagnosis and management of vulvar diseases and vulvar painful syndromes;
• Recognize common colposcopic patterns of vulvar and cervical dysplasia.

Faculty

• R. Patricia Power, MD (Course Director), St. John's, NL
• Sophie Bergeron, PhD, Montreal, QC
• Hope Haefner, MD, Ann Arbor, MI
• Marie-Helene Mayrand, MD, Mont Royal, QC
• Anna-Barbara Moscicki, MD, San Francisco, CA
• Gina Ogilvie, MD, Vancouver, BC
• Michel Roy, MD, Quebec, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Canadian Colposcopists (SCC)
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Learn placental disease affecting pregnancy and its prevention;
• Determine how to implement research knowledge into clinical practice;
• Understand the effect of hypoxia on fetal neurodevelopment and prevention of hypoxic brain damage;
• Learn the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of cervical insufficiency.

Faculty

• Robert Gagnon, MD (Course Director), Verdun, QC
• Richard Brown, MD, Beaconsfield, QC
• John Charles Kingdom, MD, Toronto, ON
• Andrea Lausman, MD, Toronto, ON
• Shoo Kim Lee, MD, Toronto, ON
• Fiona Liston, MD, Kingston, ON
• Lawrence Oppenheimer, MD, Ottawa, ON
• Bryan Richardson, MD, London, ON
• Sukhbir Singh, MD,FRCSC, Ottawa, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Illustrate the procedural steps in the performance of a total laparoscopic hysteroscopy;
• Review the diagnosis and management of laparoscopic complications, including entry, urinary tract and bowel injuries;
• Discuss the special considerations for laparoscopy in the obese patients;
• Review the latest evidence supporting uterine artery embolization, particularly in presence of larger fibroids or in patients who may wish to preserve their fertility.

Faculty

• Violaine Marcoux, MD (Course Director), Ville Mont-Royal, QC
• Philippe-Yves Laberge, MD, FRCSC, ACGE, Ste-Foy, QC
• Nicholas Leyland, MD, Ancaster, ON
• Sukhbir Singh, MD,FRCSC, Ottawa, ON
• Togas Tulandi, MD, Montreal, QC
• George Vilos, MD, London, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Covidien
• Johnson & Johnson Medical Products - Ethicon Endo-Surgery Division
• Olympus Canada Inc.
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Comprehensive review of surgical strategies for female stress urinary incontinence with a focus on mid-urethral tape slings;
• Update on applications of current and new technologies used in this treatment;
• Update on anatomy;
• Provision of hands-on experience in the laboratory setting (cadavers lab).

Faculty

• Queena Chou, MD (Course Director), London, ON
• J. Barry MacMillan, MD, London, ON
• Jane Schulz, MD, Edmonton, AB
• Jens-Erik Walter, MD, Westmount, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
• AMS Canada Inc.
• GYNECARE is a unit of Johnson& Johnson Medical products, a Division Johnson & Johnson

Post Graduate – Morning Sessions (PG)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• The normal vulva: anatomy, examination, hygiene, labial adhesions;
• Pediatric dermatologic conditions of the vulva: vulvovaginitis, lichen sclerosis, psoriasis, ulcers;
• Other conditions of the vulva: straddle injury, urethral prolapse, masses;
• The basic approach to sexual abuse.

Faculty

• Sari Kives, MD (Course Director), North York, ON
• Franziska Baltzer, MD, Montreal, QC
• Nathalie Fleming, MD, Ottawa, ON
• Alexandra Nevin Lam, MD, Toronto, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Discuss traps in interpreting screening tests and when fibroids should be treated for infertility;
• Discuss ovulation-induction and OHSS management for the generalists;
• Discuss management of recurrent pregnancy loss.

Faculty

• Anthony Cheung, MD (Course Director), Vancouver, BC
• Belina Carranza-Mamane, MD, Sherbrooke, QC
• Doron Shmorgun, MD, Ottawa, ON
• Sony Sierra, MD, Toronto, ON
• Tannys Vause, MD, Ottawa, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Explore what factors might be impacting our current Cesarean Section rate;
• Consider the long term consequences of our current Cesarean Section rates;
• Explore risks and benefits that women should know about Cesarean Sections and VBACs;
• Learn more about meaningful ways to compare Cesarean Section rates between different facilities and provinces.

Faculty

• Brenda Wagner, MD (Course Director), Delta, BC
• Haim Abenhaim, MD, Cote-St-Luc, QC
• Kim Campbell, RM, Abbotsford, BC
• Lily Lee, RN, Vancouver, BC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Review current evidence for the management of postmenopausal bleeding;
• Discuss management of the postmenopausal mass;
• Review risk management of urinary tract injuries at gynecologic surgery;
• Review guidelines and best practice on laparoscopic hysterectomy;
• Present risks and pitfalls with medico-legal cases in gynecology.

Faculty

• Guylaine Lefebvre, MD (Course Director), Toronto, ON
• Geoffrey Cundiff, MD, Vancouver, BC
• Mark Heywood, MD, Vancouver, BC
• Laura Hopkins, MD, Ottawa, ON
• Lorraine LeGrand Westfall, FRCSC, CSPQ, Ottawa, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• The approach to the contraceptive and cycle control need in peri menopausal women;
• The role for testosterone in libido dysfunction;
• The impact of peri menopausal hormonal fluctuations on mood;
• The buzz about bioidentical hormones.

Faculty

• Donna Fedorkow, MD, FRCSC, MSc (Course Director), Dundas, ON
• Margaret Burnett, MD,FRCSC, Winnipeg, MB
• Claudio Soares, MD,PhD, Hamilton, ON
• Wendy Wolfman, MD, Toronto, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• To clarify terminology related to fetal growth restriction (FGR);
• Present a strategy for screening of pregnancies for SGA and FGR by history, physical examination and laboratory investigations;
• To evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound to detect reduced fetal growth;
• Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis of Placental Insufficiency: How to use the FTS, IPS, MSS as a screen for placental insufficiency;
• Obstetrical Management in pregnancies in which SGA or FGR has been diagnosed: Fetal biometry, repeat measures of estimated fetal weight, amniotic fluid volume assessment, fetal and maternal doppler studies.

Faculty

• Andrea Lausman, MD (Course Director), Toronto, ON
• Katy Gouin, MD, Quebec, QC
• John Charles Kingdom, MD, Toronto, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Post Graduate – Afternoon Sessions (PG)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the physiological differences between breech and cephalic birth and their implications for safety;
• List the appropriate selection and intrapartum management criteria for safe vaginal breech birth;
• Demonstrate through hands-on simulation models, techniques for vaginal delivery of breech presentation;
• Discuss some of the practical aspects of implementing a hospital protocol for vaginal breech delivery.

Faculty

• Andrew Kotaska, MD,FRCSC (Course Director), Yellowknife, NT
• Lisa Avery, MD, Winnipeg, MB
• Savas Menticoglou, MD, Winnipeg, MB

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• To identify the pathophysiologic processes associated with endometriosis;
• To understand the impact of endometriosis on quality of life;
• To review the efficacy and tolerability of current and emerging medical treatments.

Faculty

• Mark Heywood, MD (Moderator), Vancouver, BC
• Lone Hummelshoj, MD, London, England
• Philippe-Yves Laberge, MD, FRCSC, ACGE, Ste-Foy, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• To become familiar with the operating room setup and equipment;
• To provide " hands-on " experience with alternative energy sources;
• To learn and practice using several options for tissue extraction and morcellation;
• To practice a simple approach to laparoscopic suturing.

Faculty

• Violaine Marcoux, MD (Course Director), Ville Mont-Royal, QC
• Claude Fortin, MD, Lachine, QC
• Madeleine Lemyre, MD, Quebec, QC
• Nicholas Leyland, MD, Ancaster, ON
• Sukhbir Singh, MD,FRCSC, Ottawa, ON
• Togas Tulandi, MD, Montreal, QC
• George Vilos, MD, London, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Covidien
• Johnson & Johnson Medical Products - Ethicon Endo-Surgery Division
• Karl Storz Endoscopy Canada Ltd.
• Olympus Canada Inc.
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Update on Female Pelvic Floor Research in Canada;
• CSPM Abstract presentations;
• Update on the use of trans-vaginal surgical mesh implants from Health Canada's point of view … and the clinician's point of view;
• Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Subspecialty recognition and board certification: (A) Update from ABOG (B) New RCPSC guidelines.

Faculty

• Queena Chou, MD (Course Director), London, ON
• Dee Fenner, MD, Ann Arbor, MI
• Marie-Andree Harvey, MD, Kingston, ON
• Jane Schulz, MD, Edmonton, AB

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
• AMS Canada Inc.
• GYNECARE is a unit of Johnson& Johnson Medical products, a Division Johnson & Johnson

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Define puberty in girls;
• Describe physiological variations;
• Discuss factors related to the process of puberty.

Faculty

• Suzy Gascon, MD (Course Director), Mont-Royal, QC
• Diane Francoeur, MD, Montreal, QC
• Celine Huot, Montreal, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the indications and uses of anti-coagulants throughout obstetrics and gynaecology;
• Learn how to manage problems with patients who are taking anti-coagulants during pregnancy, during labour and delivery, and peri-operatively;
• Be aware of some of the controversies surrounding the use of anti-coagulants in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Faculty

• William Buckett, MD (Course Director), Montreal, QC
• Amira El-Messidi, MD, Mount-Royal, QC
• Lucie Opatrny, MD,MSc, Montreal, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Better comprehend the role of a partigram in the prevention and management of dystocia;
• Understand the mechanism involved in the arrest of labor and its management;
• Put into clinical practice various management option of vaginal delivery including risks and benefits.

Faculty

• Isabelle Girard, MD (Course Director), Montreal, QC
• Francois Beaudoin, MD, St-Adolphe-d'Howard, QC
• Marie-Claude Lemieux, MD, Montreal, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Inform members of the special problems of Monochorionic twins;
• Update members of latest issues related to Pre Term Birth in Multiples;
• Discuss the long term outcome of twins;
• Discuss the problem relating to the term twin especially the issues relating to delivery.

Faculty

• Jon Barrett, MD (Course Director), Toronto, ON
• Anthony Armson, MD, Halifax, NS
• Elizabeth Asztalos, MD, FRCPC, Toronto, ON
• Greg Ryan, MB, Toronto, ON

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the physiological differences between breech and cephalic birth and their implications for safety;
• List the appropriate selection and intrapartum management criteria for safe vaginal breech birth;
• Demonstrate through hands-on simulation models, techniques for vaginal delivery of breech presentation;
• Discuss some of the practical aspects of implementing a hospital protocol for vaginal breech delivery.

Faculty

• Andrew Kotaska, MD,FRCSC (Course Director), Yellowknife, NT
• Lisa Avery, MD, Winnipeg, MB
• Savas Menticoglou, MD, Winnipeg, MB

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Faculty

• Line Leduc, MD (Course Director), Outremont, QC
• Chantal Crochetiere, MD, Montreal, QC
• Francine Morin, MD, Montreal, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• To identify the major indications for breast MRI in the screening and diagnosis of breast disease;
• To identify the indications for pelvic MRI in the diagnosis of benign gynecologic disease;
• To understand the benefits and limitations of Radiologic Intervention in the management of obstetrical pathologies;
• To understand the benefits and limitations of Radiologic Intervention in the treatment of gynecologic pathologies.

Faculty

• Lucie Morin, MD,FRCSC (Course Director), Outremont, QC
• Josee Dubois, MD, FRCP(C), MSc, Montreal, QC
• Caroline Reinhold, MD, MSc, Montreal, QC
• Isabelle Trop, MD,MPH,FRCPC, Montreal, QC
• David Valenti, MDCM, FRCP, Montreal, QC

Unrestricted Educational Grants

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Sub-Specialty Sessions (SS)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Define collaboration within midwifery;
• Describe three models of midwifery collaboration working in Canada;
• Discuss opportunities for innovation and collaboration for future practice.

Faculty

• Kim Campbell, RM (Course Director), Abbotsford, BC
• Barbara Kemeny, RM, Thunder Bay, ON
• Lee Saxell, RM,MA, Vancouver, BC

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Define and review incidence of obesity;
• Discuss societal biases;
• Describe obesity related risk factors and complications during pregnancy, birth and postpartum;
• Discuss clinical management strategies for the antepartum, intrapartum, intra-operative and postpartum periods;
• Identify areas for future research.

Faculty

• Margaret Quance, RN, PhD (Course Director), Calgary, AB
• Linda McCabe, RN, Ottawa, ON

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Share knowledge and experience in solving challenging cases in paediatric gynaecology;
• Review the status of ongoing research endeavors in PAG across Canada;
• Propose ongoing and new educational developments in PAG.

Faculty

• Lisa Allen, MD, Toronto, ON
• Nicolette Caccia, MD, Toronto, ON
• Sari Kives, MD, North York, ON
• Nancy Van Eyk, MD, Halifax, NS